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COURT ORDERED CHILD SUPPORT
For anyone facing divorce and looking ahead at how life will change, its financial impact is a logical
starting point. And for parent of minor children, child support will likely be a bit part of the story.
Many courts may order child support payments upon petition of either party to provide for
predictable costs of raising a child when the parents do not live together. When parents separate,
child support payments are intended to minimize the economic consequences to their children.
Typical expenses covered by child support payments include food, housing, clothing, utilities, and
child care. Child support usually ends when a child graduates from high school or reaches age 18,
whichever is later. It can end sooner if the child becomes emancipated or continue longer in cases
of special needs.
The parent with primary physical custody will be awarded payments from the other parent. The
amount will be based on the incomes of the parents and the number of minor children according to
the guidelines of your state. The formula is somewhat complex and accounts for many variables, but
in general the parent making the payments can expect to pay from 25 to 45 percent of their net
income, depending on the number of children.
Net income for this computation is gross income less allowable deductions which include child care
expenses, previously ordered child support payments for other children, the cost of medical
insurance for the children, state income taxes paid, and allowance for federal taxes. A deviation may
be allowed for high visitation costs, if one parent lives far from the other.
Until recently, it was not uncommon for parents to share certain expenses like day care, scouts,
music lessons, school photos and the like. But last year, in NH, the Supreme Court decided that such
expenses are covered under basic child support payments, with the exception of uninsured medical
expenses. Check with your local state guidelines to see if this law applies in your state.
The law does not allow for any connection between child support and custodial rights. Even a parent
who is waiting for overdue child support payments has no right to interfere with the other parent’s
access to the child and any parent who is kept from their children on this account should know that
the law is on their side and seek qualified representation to enforce their children’s rights.
For anyone facing divorce and looking ahead at how life will change, its financial impact is a logical
starting point. And for parent of minor children, child support will likely be a bit part of the story.
Many courts may order child support payments upon petition of either party to provide for
predictable costs of raising a child when the parents do not live together. When parents separate,
child support payments are intended to minimize the economic consequences to their children.
Typical expenses covered by child support payments include food, housing, clothing, utilities, and
child care. Child support usually ends when a child graduates from high school or reaches age 18,
whichever is later. It can end sooner if the child becomes emancipated or continue longer in cases
of special needs.
The parent with primary physical custody will be awarded payments from the other parent. The
amount will be based on the incomes of the parents and the number of minor children according to
the guidelines of your state. The formula is somewhat complex and accounts for many variables, but
in general the parent making the payments can expect to pay from 25 to 45 percent of their net
income, depending on the number of children.
Net income for this computation is gross income less allowable deductions which include child care
expenses, previously ordered child support payments for other children, the cost of medical
insurance for the children, state income taxes paid, and allowance for federal taxes. A deviation may
be allowed for high visitation costs, if one parent lives far from the other.
Until recently, it was not uncommon for parents to share certain expenses like day care, scouts,
music lessons, school photos and the like. But last year, in NH, the Supreme Court decided that such
expenses are covered under basic child support payments, with the exception of uninsured medical
expenses. Check with your local state guidelines to see if this law applies in your state.
The law does not allow for any connection between child support and custodial rights. Even a parent
who is waiting for overdue child support payments has no right to interfere with the other parent’s
access to the child and any parent who is kept from their children on this account should know that
the law is on their side and seek qualified representation to enforce their children’s rights.
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legal advice or legal opinions on any specific matters. Transmission of the information is not intended to create and receipt does not constitute a
lawyer-client relationship between BS Kids LLC , the author of the information and any other legal publisher. Customers of BS Kids should not act
upon this information without seeking professional counsel. The opinions expressed in the material presented to BS Kids clientele is based on
information found in legal publications. BS Kids LLC, 78 Canterberry Court, Hudson, NH 03051 781-756-1214.
legal advice or legal opinions on any specific matters. Transmission of the information is not intended to create and receipt does not constitute a
lawyer-client relationship between BS Kids LLC , the author of the information and any other legal publisher. Customers of BS Kids should not act
upon this information without seeking professional counsel. The opinions expressed in the material presented to BS Kids clientele is based on
information found in legal publications. BS Kids LLC, 78 Canterberry Court, Hudson, NH 03051 781-756-1214.
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